Sicca Syndrome is an autoimmune disease. Sicca refers to dry eyes and mouth, which is also known as Sjogren’s syndrome, which is combined with dry eyes, mouth and another disease of connective tissue such as rheumatoid arthritis (most common) and lupus. It’s caused by a viral infection, nutritional deficiencies, wearing contact lenses, smoking tobacco. The syndrome is named after the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjogren. After seeing a woman of middle age with this disease, he collected 19 cases and his thesis in 1933 delineated the syndrome. Unexpectedly, this syndrome is an inflammatory disease of glands and other tissue of the body. Inflammation of the glands that produce tears to decrease tears and dry eyes. It’s also, Inflammation …show more content…
Of course you can many people go without complications, there is little change before conceiving. The main problem includes, stopping certain powerful medications may affect the fetus while in uterus, such as steroids. You can also be pregnant and develop the disease, signs and symptoms include fluctuation in hormones, inflammation that results from discontinuing certain medications. Women that are pregnant, are tended to be monitored closely. Hormonal factors include a high prevalence in women, sex hormones, and estrogen. There are no preventions in this disease. However, lifestyles chances can reduce the risk factors of getting the syndrome or reduce the severity of the condition with patients who have already been diagnosed. A diet is strongly associated with inflammation that is mostly seen in many autoimmune related diseases. An experimental study shows that high sensitivity to gluten that directly related to inflammation, exercising also found to be helpful in reducing the effect. The causes of this syndrome can be blurred vision, ringing in the ears, crops of mouth sores, being thirsty. It can cause damage to the liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and lymph nodes. Up to five percent of patients develop a blood disorder, particularly